Sheep Farm News: Livestock

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Tom Bourchier, of Gymbowen, Victoria, runs a feedlot with a current capacity of 15,500 lambs, four years after starting from scratch. He has intentions to gradually increase capacity to 20,000 lambs.

Trial and error helps Bourchier family towards feedlot success

Grower story: Setting up and managing lambs in feedlots.

07 February 2025

Bladder worm tops the list of the most common of 19 monitored health sheep conditions, with 2.6 per cent of tested sheep infected in 2023-24.

Most common sheep health conditions revealed

A new report has detailed the most prevalent of 19 monitored Australian sheep conditions.

05 February 2025

An Episode 3 report, commissioned by WoolProducers Australia, found AWI marketing activities had no meaningful impact on Australian wool prices.

Wool body questions the value of AWI marketing

WoolProducers Australia calls for discussions to determine how AWI should best spend grower levies.

03 February 2025

Labor has appointed Dr Chris Rodwell as the ‘transition advocate’ for its live sheep export phase out -a job described as a “poisoned chalice”.

Australia's "least wanted position" has been filled

The Government has appointed Dr Chris Rodwell as its live sheep shutdown Transition Advocate.

31 January 2025

Episode 3 says WA sheep farmers may be in for a challenging year.

An uncertain road ahead

Episode 3 expects a hard road ahead for WA sheep farmers regardless of the Federal election result.

30 January 2025

Mecardo looks at the margins on feeding lambs under different trading scenarios.

Is there money in feeding lambs?

Mecardo looks at the margins on feeding lambs this year.

29 January 2025

NSW DPI research has shown first cross and 20-Micron ewes joined to terminal sires provided the best gross margins last year

Prime lamb performs best in NSW gross margin analysis

Meat production identified as the top performer in 2024 sheep gross margin budgets.

24 January 2025

The new Australian Lamb ad, which pokes fun at keyboard warriors, has attracted millions of views and hundreds of comments.

MLA's new lamb ad attracts millions of online views

MLA's new Australian lamb ad pokes fun at keyboard warriors, citing real online comments.

20 January 2025

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

Research Report: Sheep Yards (April 2025)

This month's Research Report includes more than a dozen case studies of new sheep yard builds and renovations from around the country. There are plenty of ideas to make the handling of stock more efficient and stress-free.

Research Report: Large Square Baler Testing (March 2025)

This month Kondinin Group has capacity tested four high-density, large square balers in what is believed to be a first for Australia. Balers from Krone, Kuhn, Massey Ferguson and New Holland were put through their paces, working in windrowed straw.

Research Report: Rural Communications (February 2025)

With the departure of 3G technology and the emergence of 5G and satellite options, there are significant changes on the connectivity horizon. This month Kondinin Group engineers Ben White and Josh Giumelli investigate what is the best way to stay connected in regional and remote areas.

Research Report: Chaser Bins (January 2025)

Chaser bins play a vital role when it comes to on-farm grain logistics. The January Research Report features a comprehensive round up of the latest chaser bins of 30 tonnes-plus capacity.

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